Postmaster General (PMG) Ruwan Sathkumara yesterday announced that all employees of the Postal Department are required to report for duty immediately, as the leave of all staff has been cancelled with effect from August 17, 2025.
He stated that any officer failing to report for duty will be deemed to have vacated their post, in line with the provisions of Chapter XV of the Procedural Rules.
The Postmaster General further noted that the Treasury has instructed that no salary payments will be released in August 2025 to employees who fail to report for work without approved leave.
Employees on medical leave must provide an official Government medical certificate as proof of illness, Sathkumara added.